Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities is the second studio album by the American surf rock and pop duo Jan and Dean, released in July 1963, by Liberty Records. It contains the song "Surf City", which became a number one hit in July 1963, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated July 20, 1963.
Release and reception Writing for AllMusic, Bruce Eder called it a "musical travelogue of the United States that didn't seem too inspired as a concept even in 1963", noting that "there is something to recommend almost all of it". Cashbox wrote in their review that "The musical bill-of-fare here includes a melodic amalgam of evergreens and newies", noting that "The arrangements are first-rate and the boys handle them with ease." The writers of Billboard gave it a positive review.
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Charts + Chart performance for Surf City and Other Swingin' Classics Chart (1963) Peakposition US Billboard Top LPs 32 US Cashbox Top 100 Albums21
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